Holiday Hidden Message

Evil gun-wielding code-breaking robo-santa from Futurama

Greetings and happy holidays! Everyone has gone home for the break, so
we will be taking a break from the grossly misnamed “Problem of the
Week” for a while. Instead, here’s a “Christmas Code” I made up for a
friend. Figure it out and win the respect of strangers on the Internet!
Largely unhelpful hints after the break.
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Hint 1: Apple, pumpkin, pecan, …
Hint 2: Paul Revere